kilmister
Well-known member
Hello all!
I have Otari 5050 MK III half inch 8-tracker on my bench.
Machine runs smoothly and feels to be in pretty good shape but when I fast forward tape and then rewind it tachometer leaks many many seconds.
I've found some writings around net which tells too weak back tension in reels can cause this kinda problem.
Found also service manual and schemas but couldn't find anything about back tension or how to adjust it nor how much torque there should be.
All help is very much appreciated,
Paavo
I have Otari 5050 MK III half inch 8-tracker on my bench.
Machine runs smoothly and feels to be in pretty good shape but when I fast forward tape and then rewind it tachometer leaks many many seconds.
I've found some writings around net which tells too weak back tension in reels can cause this kinda problem.
Found also service manual and schemas but couldn't find anything about back tension or how to adjust it nor how much torque there should be.
All help is very much appreciated,
Paavo